Sensing an unknown danger, Ming Qi remained unfazed. Backed by immense power, he bore no fear even as the gods of the Heavenly Wasteland besieged him.
The canyon was over a thousand feet deep. As Ming Qi rapidly descended, he focused his mind on sensing the sharp murderous intent emanating from the distant void. His seventh-level Martial God Realm strength gave him astonishingly strong perception, allowing him to sense things thousands of miles away.
In the blink of an eye, before even reaching the canyon's bottom, Ming Qi sensed a sharp blade hundreds of miles away.
The blade was as swift as thunder, yet incredibly powerful. Ming Qi had never felt such a powerful blade before!
However, Ming Qi's primary concern wasn't the blade's strength. While powerful, it wasn't enough to injure him. He was astonished at who had unleashed it, and how accurately it had struck him from such a distance!
As his thoughts drifted, Ming Qi instantly descended to the valley floor, his feet touching the gravel. The Book of Life and Death gently swung in his hand, and he unleashed the Blade of Annihilation, striking back fiercely in the direction of the blade.
The blade, under Ming Qi's perception, was completely invisible. Though stronger than the Blade of Annihilation, it would have lost little of its power after a head-on collision.
After unleashing the Blade of Annihilation, Ming Qi simply stood there quietly, awaiting the outcome.
A few seconds later, a muffled sound echoed from the distant void, followed by a flash of blade light. Ming Qi immediately unleashed a wave of Guixu power, completely annihilating the remaining blade power.
After breaking free from the distant blade, Ming Qi did not seek to identify the source of his attack. Instead, he observed the surrounding terrain, attempting to communicate with the source of the Desolate World.
With the power of the Milky Way in hand, he could locate the source of the Desolate World and instantly repair it!
However, just moments into the search, the blade's aura reappeared.
"Is it never going to end?"
A surge of anger surged within Ming Qi. Regardless of this man's origins, the relentless attacks had already infuriated him.
Ming Qi halted his search and boldly soared into the air. Without waiting for the blade's arrival, he quickly sensed its location and then flew backwards. This time, he not only faced the blade, but also determined to completely uncover the person hiding behind it!
The blade moved swiftly, and Ming Qi's speed was no less impressive. In a single breath, Ming Qi used his Silence Blade to shatter the blade once again. He then continued his trajectory, flew a short distance, and then immediately used Celestial Shift, instantly traveling a thousand miles.
With a single Celestial Shift, Ming Qi spotted someone.
A young man, wielding a weathered ancient sword, stood atop a floating altar.
The man possessed a bewitchingly handsome appearance, brimming with explosive power, but the pair of golden wings behind him betrayed his true identity. A Celestial Tribe member. Ming Qi hadn't expected them to attack him!
But that didn't matter. He knew he'd always be enemies of the Celestial Tribe, and now might just be the right time!
"Who are you?"
The young man asked calmly, ancient sword in hand.
Ming Qi sneered. The Celestial Tribe's ignorance of him was roughly analogous to Christians' ignorance of Jesus. In other words, the Celestial Tribe had endured divine punishment for generations. Ming Qi's ability to overcome it was a blessing for his Celestial Tribe.
But now, it seemed, the Tianhuang divine system had collapsed, and the eternal divine punishment was gone.
Seeing Ming Qi didn't respond, the young Celestial Tribe member grew slightly angry, but he didn't immediately attack. The fact that the opponent had twice neutralized the edge of his Ancient Saint Celestial Sword showed his extraordinary strength.
But this person was trying to approach the source of Tianhuang, and a battle was inevitable!
"I'd like to ask you, who are you?"
Ming Qi sneered, then spoke. He wanted to know what major events had transpired in the Tianhuang World during his absence.
"I am Dong Wu, the Tianhuang God of War!"
The young man spoke coldly.
"Hahahaha! Tianhuang God of War? You're the one who became you after Leo died? Absurd!"
In a single sentence, Ming Qi had guessed the entire story. During this period, the Celestial Clan had staged a dramatic comeback, dethroning all the Tianhuang gods. Then, they ascended the pedestal themselves, becoming the new masters of Tianhuang.
Dong Wu frowned. As the newly promoted Tianhuang God of War, he was confident he knew all about the former Tianhuang masters, but he had never met the man before him and had no information about him at all.
"Who are you?"
Dong Wu quietly clenched his ancient sword. A golden divine city suddenly materialized behind him, faintly visible within it, countless winged divine soldiers, wielding ancient swords, roamed back and forth.
"It doesn't matter who I am, but you Celestials, if you take this wrong step, are doomed to destruction. However, in consideration of your past battles alongside the Celestials, I will spare your life today if you destroy your divine seal, your divine city, and return to the abyss of the Heavenly Chasm, never to emerge again!"
Ming Qi sneered at Dong Wu. The Celestials' true nature was now revealed. With their souls restored, their desires burgeoned. They yearned to become gods, and their quest was insane!
"Arrogant!"
Dong Wu, utterly enraged, heard Ming Qi's words. His ancient sword blazed with a flash of light, and thousands of divine weapons flew out from behind him, surrounding Ming Qi.
"We, the mighty Celestials, rule not only the Desolate World but also the entire Realm of Order. How can a mere mortal like you dare to defy our will?"
As Dong Wu summoned his divine weapons, the ancient sword in his hand suddenly crackled, followed by a series of whistling blades.
The blade was cast, and a hazy mist rose from the altar below, a dreamlike, fantastical, and eerie.
Feeling the blade's aura, Ming Qi couldn't help but sneer inwardly. The Celestial Clan's desires had reached the extreme, even hoping to use a devastated world like Tianhuang to inform the entire Realm of Order. It must be said that they were even more insane than the Tianzui Camp.
Madness is backed by power, or else it's just stupidity. Although the Celestial Clan had restored their souls, Ming Qi suddenly realized that their intelligence didn't seem to have improved much.
Faced with multiple blades, Ming Qi showed no fear. With a single wave of his hand, he unleashed several more. While his annihilation strike wasn't as powerful as the opponent's blade, it neutralized 90% of the force, leaving the remaining 10% to be destroyed with a single wave of his hand.
Seeing Ming Qi stand still and unleash his blade, Dong Wu's expression darkened. After unleashing several slashes, he shifted his form, charging towards Ming Qi. Simultaneously, streams of divine power descended upon him, and auras rose.
"It's useless," Ming Qi muttered to himself. In a flick of his finger, his annihilation blade collided with the opponent's, instantly annihilating both.
The air grew calm. Facing Dong Wu, who was now within striking distance, Ming Qi suddenly possessed an ancient, aged black blade.
"Today, watch me slash you with my sword!"
Ming Qi roared with laughter, and the black blade launched fiercely, charging into the group of divine soldiers where Dong Wu was.